Benin - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in Benin

In 2021 the life expectancy in Benin decreased to 59.82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.45 years and for men 58.22 years.

Benin’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 180th in 2020 to 178th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Benin over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 60.09 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 58.46 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Benin. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Benin in Beninese economy.

Benin - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	61.45	58.22	59.82
2020	61.49	58.69	60.09
2019	61.86	59.05	60.45
2018	61.35	58.92	60.14
2017	61.20	58.51	59.86
2016	60.73	58.33	59.54
2015	60.68	58.06	59.38
2014	60.27	57.96	59.13
2013	60.21	57.70	58.97
2012	59.78	57.63	58.72
2011	59.73	57.16	58.46
2010	59.68	57.01	58.36
2009	59.31	56.57	57.96
2008	59.24	56.46	57.87
2007	58.93	56.38	57.68
2006	58.84	56.03	57.46
2005	58.50	55.70	57.13
2004	58.05	55.55	56.83
2003	58.16	55.26	56.74
2002	58.00	55.16	56.61
2001	58.35	54.92	56.66
2000	58.43	54.68	56.58
1999	58.35	54.65	56.53
1998	58.02	54.36	56.22
1997	57.59	54.30	55.98
1996	57.09	53.96	55.56
1995	57.14	53.39	55.30
1994	57.08	52.71	54.91
1993	56.93	52.12	54.54
1992	56.76	51.43	54.09
1991	56.38	50.89	53.62
1990	56.01	50.59	53.29
1989	55.38	50.01	52.68
1988	54.97	49.64	52.29
1987	54.56	48.81	51.66
1986	53.91	48.29	51.08
1985	53.21	47.60	50.37
1984	52.70	46.87	49.75
1983	52.09	46.64	49.33
1982	51.31	46.35	48.81
1981	50.70	45.95	48.31
1980	50.20	45.59	47.88
1979	49.58	45.17	47.36
1978	48.95	44.97	46.96
1977	47.84	44.50	46.18
1976	46.93	44.03	45.49
1975	46.03	43.31	44.68
1974	45.29	42.86	44.09
1973	44.76	42.41	43.60
1972	44.24	42.05	43.16
1971	43.64	41.50	42.58
1970	43.17	41.18	42.19
1969	42.79	40.88	41.85
1968	42.57	40.44	41.52
1967	42.03	40.06	41.06
1966	41.61	39.67	40.65
1965	41.07	39.27	40.18
1964	40.58	38.91	39.76
1963	40.22	38.43	39.33
1962	39.73	38.11	38.93
1961	39.34	37.73	38.54
1960	38.97	37.38	38.18

Benin - Life expectancy at birth